Nebraska Business Leaders Provide Insight on M&As
October 16, 2012 by Stephanie Gaughen
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This is the final piece in a multi-part series about business acquisitions. Nebraska business owners, investors and support professionals tell Nebraska Entrepreneur about the merger and acquisition (M&A) process and their best advice to business owners. Throughout the past several months, I’ve interviewed and profiled Nebraska business owners, investors and support professionals about what it [...]
Video: Embracing the Mighty Bootstrap
April 27, 2012 by Nebraska Entrepreneur
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Mark Carson started Fat Brain Toys out of the garage of his house based on the curiosity of his son. They now have 45 full time employees and up to 250 employees during the holiday season. Below the video you will find several of the key things that Mark talks about. This talk was given [...]
Mergers, acquisitions, stock offerings and other frightning ways to grow your business.
April 4, 2012 by Amanda Mobley Guenther
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Guest presenters Bart D. Dillashaw and Heidi Hornung-Scherr of Scudder Law Firm in Lincoln spoke about company growth at the 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship on Feb. 24. Scudder Law Firm specializes in legal services for public and private companies at every stage of the business life cycle. Scudder Law Firm’s touchstones are: 1) Focus, [...]
Video: Joining the Family Business – Succession and Re-Invention
March 26, 2012 by Nebraska Entrepreneur
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Dave Specht, coordinator of the family business programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), facilitated the Succession and Re-invention track at the 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. This first track focused on those joining the family business (or not) and what those on the panel have learned through that process. Betsy Branscombe, Speedway Motors, Inc. J.P. Rhea, [...]
Nelnet keys to success
January 25, 2011 by Nebraska Entrepreneur
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Nelnet leaders Jeff Noordhoek and Michael Dunlap talk about how Nelnet got started and why they’ve grown and been successful over the last 15 years. Reasons for Success: Focusing on customers and their needs Make a great place to work Diversifying revenue stream by offering different products Giving back to the community Others points of [...]
